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Name: wayne russell
Date: May 5, 2006 at 18:56:29 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: PIII
Product: Generic
Comment:

Dear Group:

See post 150930 as reference.


I am still having problems getting Google Earth to run on my PC. I tried the google forums at but no one was able to help me. http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/dosearch.php

I tried uninstalling through add/remove in control panel, then re-install.

I tried scanning for spyware first before reinstalling.

I tried turning off the hardware acceleration and that did not work either.

I have DSL and my firewall is not blocking it.

Google earth will not run on my PC in OpenGL mode or ActiveX mode. When I try to run it the screen goes black.

Please help.

Also I have updated my ATI Rage 128 GL 4X drivers but Google Earth will not run in either mode, ActiveX or OpenGL.

Any suggestions?

I am desparate for help at this point.

Thanks,

wayne




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Response Number 1
Name: ham30
Date: May 5, 2006 at 20:29:49 Pacific
Reply:

My 'guess' is that your video card does not support the modes it needs. I think that's a pretty old card. But wait for more opinions.

Do yourself a favor BACKUP!!!


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Response Number 2
Name: jefro
Date: May 5, 2006 at 20:36:31 Pacific
Reply:

Wild guesses to follow unless others have good place to start.
Did you try a 800x640 screen? Set the system to a lower screen resolution maybe.
See the help and support pages for system info and maybe even directx tests?


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Response Number 3
Name: bobhome
Date: May 5, 2006 at 23:59:28 Pacific
Reply:

These are the recommended specs for google earth....
Recommended Configuration
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- Windows XP
- Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
- 512M RAM
- 2 GB of free disk space
- Network speed: 768 Kbits/sec or better (DSL/Cable)
- 3D-capable video card with 32 MB of VRAM or greater
- 1280x1024, "32-bit True Color" screen


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Response Number 4
Name: Marty525
Date: May 6, 2006 at 04:05:31 Pacific
Reply:

Wayne,
If you cannot get Google Earth to work, there is another website that does most of the same things. It is local.live.com. I use it all the time to find places and get directions and just seeing satellite views of different places.


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Response Number 5
Name: Bryco
Date: May 6, 2006 at 06:27:05 Pacific
Reply:

From: http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

Google Earth is a broadband, 3D application that not all computers can run.

Desktop computers older than 4 years old may not be able to run it.

End of quote

That same page does show the minimum requirements that you do exceed but...see above disclaimer.

The referenced original post:
http://computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/150930.html

Bryan


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Response Number 6
Name: wayne russell
Date: May 6, 2006 at 06:44:43 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks guys for all the great help!!

You people really know your stuff!!

Thanks for the time you folks take the help people like me!

wayne


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you always help so how ab... external hard drive



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